February 15, 2025

Top 3 Thrillers Based on Real Stories

Three Chilling Movies Based on True Stories

Top 3 Thrillers Based on Real Stories

Who could have imagined that the plots of these movies are stories from real life?

Life writes its own scenarios. Sometimes, these are incredible success stories: winning a million dollars in a mobile casino , being cured of cancer, or achieving career success by being in the right place at the right time. But fate is not so kind to someone. Today, we will mention the films based on actual events where we can only sympathize with the heroes.

Some life stories were so creepy that they became the basis for thrillers. It is hard to believe that someone has experienced what we see with fear on the screen.

Here are some movies based on real stories

The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)

The plot of the movie is devoted to the trial in the case of accusing Father Moore of the exorcism of a young girl, Emily Rose. As a result of the ceremony, the girl died, and the case gained resonance. The drama includes the rites’ eerie details and the court case’s interesting interweaving.

Although Emily Rose did not exist in real life, the story is based on the events that took place in Germany in the 70s, where a girl named Anneliese Michel fell victim to a similar ritual. Then, police prosecuted the girl’s parents and the priest to justice.

The movie is appreciated by fans of thrillers not only because of the exciting plot but also because of the masterful performance of Jennifer Carpenter, who impressed the movie crew with a creepy image of her character. The actress got so used to the image of being possessed that the movie’s creators even refused some auxiliary effects.

During the creation of the picture, the authors implemented some exciting ideas. For example, the actors who played the jurors did not have a script in their hands and did not know how the trial would end, which added realism to their behavior and reactions.

The authors are proud that it was not just “another horror film” but an engaging movie with reflections on the existence of exorcism as a phenomenon.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

Who doesn’t know this horror movie legend? The Texas Chainsaw Massacre has long been an iconic movie that has already had several adaptations and remakes. But we will talk about the original picture of 1974. How many people knew that the plot contained elements based on real crimes?

We will remind you that according to the film’s plot, a group of young friends decided to visit an old manor in search of adventure. However, the adventures that awaited them were pretty unhappy, as they met a family of cannibals and the main protagonist, Leatherface.

Yes, the story is mostly the author’s, but the image of the main thief was adapted from Ed Gein — one of the most famous murderers in the USA. We will not provide details of his crimes because the content of these stories is not for the pages of this site, but what kind of character came out of Leatherface speaks volumes.

Gunnar Hansen successfully embodied the image on the screen. Interestingly, at first, the actor did not want to participate in the movie’s shooting because he was frightened by the plot, but his girlfriend convinced him to agree to take this role.

The release of this eerie film in 1974 created a natural sensation but also shocked some. For example, in Australia, the movie was not allowed to be released and subsequently banned for ten years after its release.

Zodiac (2007) 

Zodiac is an entirely documentary story based on actual events . The Zodiac is a natural serial killer whose identity was never revealed by US law enforcement agencies despite so many efforts.

Thriller fans appreciate the movie’s quality storyline, which focuses on crimes and investigations. The cast of Hollywood stars such as Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr. and Mark Ruffalo only emphasizes the film’s status.

The absolute master of thrillers — David Fincher — took up the movie’s shooting. He approached the process with his characteristic perfectionism. Thus, only proven crimes committed by the Zodiac were included in the picture, and the victims’ clothes corresponded to the materials from the scene of actual crimes.

Filming was so honorable that the case of finding the Zodiac was reopened after its release. Fincher has done an incredible job interviewing many witnesses, police officers and others involved in one way or another in the case of these murders.

Zodiac is one of the most mysterious and clever criminals in the history of the United States, and the movie about him is a very high-quality retelling of the events of that time. It is better to see this story once than to hear it ten times. – Read the ScareTisuse Zodiac (2007) Review Here

Chewie

I've been a fan of horror and slasher movies for as long as I can remember. I consider the original Halloween to be the best horror movie of all time and my guilty pleasure horror flick would be The Exorcist III. You can find me on X at @406Northlane or TikTok @406Northlane where I'm sure I'll offend you at least once a day.

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